Roller pads

ABSTRACT

A roller pad consisting of one or more soft and flexible cylinders arranged parallel and connected together at one end, the other end tapering to a point, the assembly being secured to the roller by means of a clip running above and parallel with the cylinders.

United States Patent [72] Inventor Thomas L. Rmnak Box 138. Hawk Run, Pa. 16840 121] Appl. No. 769,448 1 [22] Filed Oct. 21, 1968 [45] Patented July 27., 1971 [54] ROLLER PADS 3 Claims, 6 Drawing Figs.

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FOREIGN PATENTS 1,180,242 12/1958 7 France 132/40 1,245,664 10/1960 France 132/40 Primary Examiner-Louis G. Mancene Assistant Examiner-J. N. Eskovitz ABSTRACT: A roller pad consisting of one or more soft and flexible cylinders arranged parallel and connected together at one end, the other end tapering to a point, the assembly being secured to the roller by means of a clip running above and parallel with the cylinders.

PATENTED JUL27 1971 W a V Jif F IG INVENTOR THOMAS L. RUSNAK F IG. 5

ROLLER PADS The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in roller pads, to be used in conjunction with rollers or curlers which are used to condition the hair. When the rollers are in position they often come loose and fall out while the wearer is sleeping. Rollers are often constructed of wire, bristles, or some sort of sharp hard points for the hair to take a grip on. The rollers are often hard to rest ones head on when lying down. An object of the roller pad is thus constructed to keep the rollers in place and also make them more comfortable to lie ones head on.

The roller pads can be constructed of one piece of plastic molded to have a shape like shown in the drawings or they can be made of wire and plastic tubes as shown in the drawings,

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS Further objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from a consideration of the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a front view of the roller pad along the axis of the fingers.

FIG. 2 is a side view taken 90 from the axis of the fingers but on the same plane.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the roller pad.

FIG. 4 is a view from the top showing the general spacing of the fingers.

FIG. 5 is a view from the same angle as FIG. 1 but also shows how the pad communicates with hair having been wrapped around a roller. 1

FIG. 6 is from the same angle as FIG. 2 but it also shows how the pad communicates with the roller.

DETAILED DESCRIPlTION OF DRAWINGS Referring to the drawings the present roller pad includes soft flexible fingers 1 that can be made ofa hollow plastic tube or a foam rubber with a skin on it. The fingers 1 need not be round, but can be a variety of shapes such as oval or square. The fingers l are tapered to a point 2 so as to allow the fingers l to slide between the hair 9 leading to the roller 6.

A backing 3 holds the fingers l rigid but still allows the bottoms of the fingers l to be soft and flexible when in contact with the scalp 10. The backing can be made of wire, plastic, sheet metal or can even be made as part of the finger l by altering the structure of the fingers 1, for example if a plastic tube were used the hole could be off center giving a thick wall on one side and a thin wall on the other side, thus the top side or thick wall would provide the stiffness for the finger 1 while the bottom or thin wall would provide the softness.

The roller pad is provided with a clip 5 which extends from the blunt end of the pad toward the tapered ends 2. The end of the clip is turned up 4 as best seen in FIG. 3. The turned up end 4 gives the clip a ski action when sliding through the roller 7.

The fingers l are held in their proper position with respect to each other by an interconnecting brace 8 that can be made of plastic, metal or again as part of the fingers l by altering their structure.

The roller 7 is generally composed of a tubeshaped object having sharp points 6 extending from its side. It is the sharp points 6 that the pad is to keep from coming in contact with the scalp 10.

I claim:

1. A roller pad consisting of a plurality of soft, flexible and smooth cylindrically shaped fingers arranged side by side and connected together by means of a backing, said backing consisting of parallel members running longitudinally along said fingers with second members bridging a gap between neighboring fingers and interconnecting corresponding parallel members, said fingers being tapered to a point at one end to allow said fingers to be inserted under a roller and throu h hair strands leading to said roller, thus insulating the sea p from the bristles of said roller by means ofsaid fingers occupying a space between said scalp and said roller sufficient to keep extruding bristles from said roller away from said scalp, and a clip attached to said fingers at the other end and spaced above the plane of said fingers and adapted to go through said roller.

2. A roller pad as in claim 1 wherein the underside of said fingers being soft and flexible conforms to the shape of said scalp when said clip is inserted under said roller.

3. A roller pad as in claim 1 wherein said clip being smooth, as not to snag the hair, is attached to said backing and travels toward the said pointed end of said fingers along an undulating path, said clip being curved up at the end thus allowing said clip to have a ski effect while traveling through the roller, said ski effect allowing said clip to glide over wires and nets inside said roller without getting snagged, said clip also providing a positive pressure toward said pad so as to hold both said pad and said roller in place. 

1. A roller pad consisting of a plurality of soft, flexible and smooth cylindrically shaped fingers arranged side by side and connected together by means of a backing, said backing consisting of parallel members running longitudinally along said fingers with second members bridging a gap between neighboring fingers and interconnecting corresponding parallel members, said fingers being tapered to a point at one end to allow said fingers to be inserted under a roller and through hair strands leading to said roller, thus insulating the scalp from the bristles of said roller by means of said fingers occupying a space between said scalp and said roller sufficient to keep extruding bristles from said roller away from said scalp, and a clip attached to said fingers at the other end and spaced above the plane of said fingers and adapted to go through said roller.
 2. A roller pad as in claim 1 wherein the underside of said fingers being soft and flexible conforms to the shape of said scalp when said clip is inserted under said roller.
 3. A roller pad as in claim 1 wherein said clip being smooth, as not to snag the hair, is attached to said backing and travels toward the said pointed end of said fingers along an undulating path, said clip being curved up at the end thus allowing said clip to have a ski effect while traveling through the roller, said ski effect allowing said clip to glide over wires and nets inside said roller without getting snagged, said clip also providing a positive pressure toward said pad so as to hold both said pad and said roller in place. 